Pour Choice is the self-pour bar near Lake Eola and downtown Orlando, at 1225 N Mills Ave in Mills 50. From Lake Eola the drive is about 5 minutes. From Church Street downtown Orlando it is about 5 to 8 minutes. 50 self-pour taps, a full bar, and a free parking lot. Public hours run Wednesday to Sunday.
Key facts
- Self-pour bar near Lake Eola at 1225 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803 (Mills 50)
- (321) 304-2540
- From Lake Eola: about 5 minutes from Lake Eola and about 5 to 8 minutes from downtown Orlando via Rosalind, Magnolia, or Colonial Drive to North Mills Avenue
- Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 5 PM to midnight, Friday 5 PM to 2 AM, Saturday noon to 2 AM, Sunday noon to 10 PM. Open to the public Wednesday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are for private events.
- 50 self-pour taps plus a full bar with cocktails and spirits
- Free parking lot at 1225 N Mills Ave
- 91 guests indoor capacity
- Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available.
- 21 and older. Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants.
- There are no food trucks. Decorations and cake are allowed. Guests clean up what they bring.
Last updated: November 7, 2026
The short answer for Lake Eola
Yes. Pour Choice Taphouse is the self-pour bar near Lake Eola and downtown Orlando. This site already describes the trip as about 5 minutes from downtown Orlando, Lake Eola, and Ivanhoe Village. Measured map times from the north end of Lake Eola Park are a 4 minute drive or a 32 minute walk. Downtown Orlando Church Street measured about 7 minutes on November 7, 2026. 50 self-pour taps, a full bar with cocktails and spirits, a free parking lot, and 91 guests indoor.
Lake Eola and downtown Orlando walk-ins use Wednesday and Thursday 5 PM to midnight, Friday 5 PM to 2 AM, Saturday noon to 2 AM, Sunday noon to 10 PM. Open to the public Wednesday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are for private events. Downtown Orlando private events can use Monday or Tuesday. Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available.
Drive and route from Lake Eola to Pour Choice
From Lake Eola, go north. The published table on this site (OpenStreetMap, October 23, 2026) says 4 minutes by car or 32 minutes on foot from the north end of the lake. A November 7, 2026 OSRM check from Lake Eola Park was about 4 minutes and 1.7 miles via Eola Drive, Washington Street, Summerlin Avenue, East Colonial Drive, and North Mills Avenue. Lake Eola guests who already walked the fountain can rideshare that last bit and park in the free lot.
From downtown Orlando around Church Street, OpenStreetMap routing measured about 7 minutes and 2.6 miles: West Church Street to Rosalind Avenue and North Magnolia Avenue, then East Colonial Drive to North Mills Avenue. Downtown Orlando hotel guests on Orange Avenue use Colonial Drive east, then Mills north. Downtown Orlando does not need I-4 for this trip unless you are already on it.
Lake Eola and downtown Orlando share the same arrival: Colonial Drive to North Mills Avenue, pin 1225 N Mills Ave, free parking lot. Downtown Orlando evening peak on Rosalind, Magnolia, and Colonial is why this page says about 5 to 8 minutes instead of treating 4 minutes as a guarantee.
If your downtown Orlando group is staying near the performing arts campus, you are still in that 5 to 8 minute band. If you are actually in Thornton Park on the east side of the lake, use the Thornton Park page. Both Lake Eola and downtown Orlando land on the same Mills 50 lot.
| Starting point in Lake Eola | Approx. drive | Usual roads |
|---|---|---|
| North end of Lake Eola Park (published) | 4 minute drive, 32 minute walk | North into Mills 50 |
| Lake Eola Park (Nominatim / OSRM, Nov 7, 2026) | about 4 minutes (1.7 miles) | Eola Drive, Washington Street, Summerlin Avenue, East Colonial Drive, North Mills Avenue |
| Church Street Station, downtown Orlando | about 7 minutes (2.6 miles) | Church Street, Rosalind Avenue, North Magnolia Avenue, East Colonial Drive, North Mills Avenue |
Why Lake Eola guests drive to Mills 50
Lake Eola is the swan boats and the fountain. Downtown Orlando is hotels, Church Street, and office towers. Neither is a 50-tap self-pour room with a free parking lot and 91 indoor guests. That is why Lake Eola walkers and downtown Orlando planners come north to Mills 50.
Downtown Orlando garages are the usual complaint. Pour Choice has a free parking lot. Lake Eola visitors who drove to the lake can relocate that car in about 5 minutes. Downtown Orlando rideshares are short.
Lake Eola mixed groups (hotel guests plus locals) need a format that is not a club. Self-pour plus a full bar with cocktails and spirits covers that downtown Orlando mix. 21 and older matches a Lake Eola after-walk plan.
Downtown Orlando companies book buyouts because private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available. A downtown Orlando Tuesday is a private event here, not a public happy hour.
Lake Eola night versus Pour Choice
Lake Eola is a park. Downtown Orlando is a central business district. Pour Choice is a Mills 50 self-pour taproom. The table uses published drive times and venue facts only.
| Topic | Lake Eola | Pour Choice in Mills 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Setting | Lake Eola Park and downtown Orlando towers | Mills 50 at 1225 N Mills Ave |
| Parking | Downtown Orlando garages and Lake Eola street parking | Free parking lot |
| Drinks | Hotel bars and downtown Orlando rooms | 50 self-pour taps and a full bar with cocktails and spirits |
| Food | Downtown Orlando restaurants cook | Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants. |
| Drive | About 5 minutes from Lake Eola (published); about 7 minutes from Church Street (measured) | Pin 1225 N Mills Ave |
If you know Lake Eola, compare this
If you know Lake Eola or downtown Orlando, you already know Rosalind, Magnolia, and Colonial. This table only names the last turn.
| If you know this in Lake Eola | Compare this at Pour Choice |
|---|---|
| Lake Eola fountain / north shore | 4 minute drive or 32 minute walk, already published on this site |
| Church Street, downtown Orlando | About 7 minutes via Rosalind or Magnolia to Colonial Drive and North Mills Avenue |
| Orange Avenue downtown Orlando | East on Colonial Drive, north on North Mills Avenue |
| Grand Bohemian / downtown Orlando hotels | About 5 to 10 minutes north, as already described on the happy hour guide |
Food
Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants. There are no food trucks. That is the food policy for a Lake Eola visit.
Many groups eat in Lake Eola first, then come to Mills 50 for drinks. Others pick up takeout on the way or order from restaurants around Mills Ave after they park in the free parking lot. The nearby food page lists walkable Mills 50 restaurants with online order links.
A host from Lake Eola is not locked into a venue menu. Cake is allowed. Decorations and cake are allowed. Guests clean up what they bring.
How self-pour works
Guests from Lake Eola check in with a valid photo ID, open a tab, and get an RFID wristband. The wristband unlocks 50 self-pour taps of rotating craft beer, hard seltzer, cider, and cocktails on tap. Pour a taste or a full glass and pay by the ounce. A full bar with cocktails and spirits is staffed if you want a bartender instead of the wall.
Mixed groups land here because one person can stay on seltzer, another can work through the tap wall, and a third can sit at the full bar. Nobody has to commit to a single pitcher. See the self-pour tap room page for the wristband walkthrough.
Happy hour is Wednesday through Friday, 5 PM to 7 PM. After-work groups should leave with enough time for about 5 minutes from Lake Eola and about 5 to 8 minutes from downtown Orlando via Rosalind, Magnolia, or Colonial Drive to North Mills Avenue. Saturday and Sunday public hours start at noon.
Lake Eola groups, birthdays, and private buyouts
Lake Eola hotel groups and downtown Orlando offices use Pour Choice when they need a held room without a garage. Indoor capacity is 91 guests. Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available. Decorations and cake are allowed. Guests clean up what they bring.
Pour Choice has no kitchen and serves no food. Guests are welcome to bring food from area restaurants. Downtown Orlando groups often eat near the lake, then rideshare north.
Downtown Orlando Monday and Tuesday public walk-ins are not available. See event venue near downtown, bars near Lake Eola, and convention after parties if your downtown Orlando group started at OCCC.
Write Lake Eola or downtown Orlando on the form so we know whether you are walking the lake or leaving a Church Street hotel.
How to plan the trip
Walk-in pairs and small tables from Lake Eola use public hours: Wednesday and Thursday 5 PM to midnight, Friday 5 PM to 2 AM, Saturday noon to 2 AM, Sunday noon to 10 PM. Open to the public Wednesday to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are for private events. Groups of about 20 or more should inquire so we can hold a section.
Park in the free parking lot at 1225 N Mills Ave. Drivers who prefer not to drive home can use rideshare on the same roads described above. Guests must be 21 or older with a valid photo ID.
Private buyouts are available 7 days a week. Daytime private events are always available. Monday and Tuesday are for private events, which is often when offices from Lake Eola book the room. Start on private events or the form on this page.
From Lake Eola, go north to Mills 50 and park in the free lot. From downtown Orlando, take Colonial Drive to North Mills Avenue. Downtown Orlando groups of 20 or more should inquire.
Lake Eola Saturday noon matches public opening after the farmers market. Downtown Orlando weekday groups aiming for 5 PM happy hour should leave the office a little before 5.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoding and OSRM driving routes, accessed November 7, 2026.
- Pour Choice Taphouse published hours, capacity, parking, and event policies at pourchoicetaphouse.com.
- Existing site drive notes: about 5 minutes from downtown Orlando, Lake Eola, and Ivanhoe Village; about 15 minutes from UCF; about 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center via I-4.
- Lake Eola Park, Orlando, FL (Nominatim).
- Church Street Station, 4 West Church Street, downtown Orlando (Nominatim).
- Walk and drive table from the north end of Lake Eola Park, OpenStreetMap routing on October 23, 2026, already published on this site.
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